Pouch & Press Operator

Amcor LLC; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Wellbeing programs

Health Savings Account/FSA

Life insurance and disability

Parental Leave

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Amcor LLC in Lenexa, KS seeks a Production Operator to operate extrusion laminator, pouch line or press, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency. You will support EHS, complete QA logs, perform basic tests and maintain 5S standards in a team setting.

Applicants should have 3+ years manufacturing experience, with strong math, reading and communication skills. The role is on-site with full-time hours and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of manufacturing experience.
• Good computer and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to read simple instructions and perform basic math.

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment to meet specs and safety.
• Support EHS policies and improve safety performance.
• Complete production reports and QA logs.
• Minimize changeover and startup/shutdown times.
• Enter data accurately into computer systems.
• Maintain 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Assist with other duties as needed.

Skills

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Reading comprehension

Basic math

Team player

Training ability

Mechanical knowledge

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Operation of assigned Production Equipment to ensure optimum safety, quality and production while minimizing cost, energy, and waste in our team-based environment.

Duties:

• Supports Environmental Health & Safety for the facility, following all current policies and procedures and making an effort to improve the Environmental Health and Safety performance of our facility.
• Operates press, extrusion laminator, or pouch line to run in accordance with all written specification including manufacturing spec, customer spec, and standard operating procedure.
• Operates a forklift truck and meets established percent of target production goals.
• Monitors and maintains quality by removing flagged defects.
• Performs standard quality assurance tests and other tests as required.
• Properly complete all paperwork including production reports, SOC reports, cleaning logs, QA reports, etc.
• Works to minimize job change-over, machine start-up, shut down, and clean-up time.
• Analyze problems and takes corrective action.
• Ability to perform assistant duties if required.
• Accesses computer and enters required data in a timely manner accurately.
• Generates and completes necessary paperwork and forms.
• Practices safety at-all-times in compliance with company and department safety guidelines.
• Performs housekeeping duties to ensure a clean and safe work environment.
• Maintains established GFSI and 5S standards in department on a daily basis.
• Involvement and support of WCOM as assigned to teams, roles in maintaining WCOM changes and daily changes made as well as updating machine/department boards as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor or management.

Requirements

• Good Computer skills
• Good organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to read standard or metric rulers and use a chart to convert between the two.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to train on an as needed basis
• Mechanical knowledge of moving equipment a plus
• Sources
• Minimum of three years of manufacturing experience.
• Trade journals, trade shows, technical seminars, management seminars, equipment supplier contacts and raw material contacts.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 20-55 lbs.
• Continuous standing and walking.
• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels.
• Exposure to solvent odors and odors created in the melting process of manufacturing plastic films.
• Employee is required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hand and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Disclaimer The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when: Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team; Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation; Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns; The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products. Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers.

We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.

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Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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